2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship

2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 5
Event Info

2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
105
Prize
$3,121,838
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$24,843,000
Entries
1,014
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
6
Players Left
1

Niclas Thumm Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,001,200)

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Niclas Thumm
Niclas Thumm

Niclas Thumm open-shoved a stack of 4,400,000 in the small blind and Nacho Barbero quickly called in the big blind.

Niclas Thumm: {a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Nacho Barbero: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Barbero took a massive lead on the king-high flop of {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Diamonds} though Thumm picked up a wheel draw on the {5-Spades} turn. Unfortunately for “Flushiisback," the {k-Spades} bricked out for him on the river and the Platinum Pass winner was eliminated in sixth place for a career-high $1,001,200.

Niclas Thumm - Nacho Barbero
Niclas Thumm - Nacho Barbero
Niclas Thumm
Niclas Thumm
Player Chips Progress
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Nacho Barbero
15,330,000
4,400,000
4,400,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
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Niclas Thumm
Busted

Tags: Nacho BarberoNiclas Thumm

Marques Fights for His Blinds

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko limped in from the small blind with {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Pedro Marques checked the big blind with {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. The flop came {k-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs} and both players checked through to the {8-Diamonds} on the turn and the {k-Clubs} on the river.

Shylko finally threw out a min-bet of 300,000 and Marques looked him up with ace-high to win a small pot.

On the next hand, Marques limped in from the small blind with {k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and Philipe Pizzari checked the big blind with {9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. The flop came {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Marques led out with a bet of 300,000. Pizzari raised to 675,000 with a straight draw and Marques was forced to give up his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Aliaksandr Shylko
15,575,000
-505,000
-505,000
Profile photo of Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
13,325,000
2,375,000
2,375,000
Profile photo of Philipe Pizzari br
Philipe Pizzari
11,050,000

Tags: Philipe PizzariPedro MarquesAliaksandr Shylko

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Menzel Plays Things Safe Against Barbero

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nacho Barbero completed in the small blind with {9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Max Menzel checked his option in the big blind with {q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}.

Barbero checked on the flop of {5-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{q-Clubs} and Menzel checked back. Barbero checked again on the {q-Spades} turn and Menzel again checked back after improving to trips.

The {9-Hearts} river completed the board and Barbero led out for 275,000 with his rivered pair. Menzel just called and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Nacho Barbero
10,930,000
-95,000
-95,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
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Max Menzel
5,300,000
2,325,000
2,325,000

Tags: Max MenzelNacho Barbero

2023 PSPC Hands of the Week: Will this Misclick Cost One Player Millions of Dollars?

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Nacho Barbero
Nacho Barbero

PokerStars wrapping the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) with the conclusion of the second ever PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC). That $25,000 buy-in tournament attracted 1,014 entries and will award the winner a $4,053,200 top prize.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team has been on-site to offer live updates from a slew of PCA tournaments. Here’s a look at five of the more interesting hands captured in our live updates from the PSPC, including one that happened at the final table not long ago and could very well cost one player millions of dollars.

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Pair Over Pair Favors Marques

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Pedro Marques raised it up to 600,000 in the hijack with {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and Nacho Barbero just called in the small blind with {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. They went heads-up to a flop of {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}{j-Clubs} which slowed the action as both players checked.

The turn brought the {10-Clubs} and they checked it through to the {8-Diamonds} on the river. Barbero checked for the third time and Marques knuckled the table to claim the pot with his pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
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Nacho Barbero
11,025,000
-3,055,000
-3,055,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
10,950,000
4,000,000
4,000,000

Tags: Nacho BarberoPedro Marques

Pizzari Gets There Against Shylko

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko opened to 500,000 on the button with {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and Philipe Pizzari defended out of the big blind with {q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}.

Pizzari checked on the {9-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop and Shylko continued for 250,000. Pizzari called. Pizzari checked again on the {10-Hearts} turn after making his straight and Shylko checked back.

Pizzari led out for 900,000 on the {5-Diamonds} river and Shylko laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
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Aliaksandr Shylko
16,080,000
-1,995,000
-1,995,000
Profile photo of Philipe Pizzari br
Philipe Pizzari
11,050,000
-1,325,000
-1,325,000

Tags: Aliaksandr ShylkoPhilipe Pizzari

Pizzari Mucks a Winner at Showdown

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Philipe Pizzari
Philipe Pizzari

Philipe Pizzari limped the small blind with {7-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Niclas Thumm checked his option in the big blind with {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. The flop came {q-Spades}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Pizzari led out with a bet of 250,000 which Thumm called.

The turn brought the {q-Clubs} and both players checked to the {j-Diamonds} on the river. Two more checks and Thumm tabled his hand which led to Pizzari folding the best hand, not realizing that he had a pair of fours.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Philipe Pizzari br
Philipe Pizzari
12,375,000
2,725,000
2,725,000
Profile photo of Niclas Thumm de
Niclas Thumm
3,350,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Niclas ThummPhilipe Pizzari

Severin Rasset Talks PokerStars in US: $1M GTD Weekly, Nevada Update & Live Event Return

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Severin Rasset
Severin Rasset

In case you didn’t know, PokerStars is back in the United States. It actually has been for quite some time in New Jersey as well as in Michigan and Pennsylvania, though each was a segregated market. At the start of the New Year, PokerStars hit the ground running by becoming the first online operator to merge their NJ and MI player pools, instantly making it the largest online poker network in the US.

One man responsible for making that happen was Managing Director of North America for PokerStars Severin Rasset, who helped usher in a similar liquidity merge in Europe.

“We had similar things happening in Portugal, which was operating as a closed liquidity for a while,” he explained. “Portugal has about 14 million inhabitants. So, very similar to the size of New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Then Portugal joined with Spain, which was a big, dynamic change to the market.”

He added: “I've been through quite a lot of these changes in the regulatory and so just using this experience while getting the most out of the team in the US and plugging my experience in with their expertise and their own experiences, I think we're gonna have a really good mix.”

Rasset recently spoke to PokerNews at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) in the Bahamas about recent developments concerning PokerStars US including the reveal that they’re offering $1 million in guarantees each week, updates on Pennsylvania and Nevada, and the potential return of live events in America.

Click here to read the full article!

Tags: Severin Rasset

Barbero Loses Some to Pizzari

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nacho Barbero opened to 525,000 from early position holding {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Pedro Marques called in the small blind with {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. Philipe Pizzari also came along from the big blind with {a-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}.

Marques and Pizzari checked on the flop of {2-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and Barbero bet 600,000. Marques folded and Pizzari called. Pizzari checked again after making two pair on the {3-Clubs} turn and Barbero checked back.

Pizzari checked again on the {2-Spades} river and Barbero bet 1,200,000. Pizzari quickly called and Barbero saw the bad news and let out a sigh after the less than optimal start to the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Nacho Barbero
14,080,000
-2,820,000
-2,820,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
6,950,000
-3,525,000
-3,525,000

Tags: Nacho BarberoPedro MarquesPhilipe Pizzari